frenzy
To render franticTo render frantic.
» The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
Meaning
2 senses(uncommon)To render frantic.
(rare)To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
Examples
27 sentencesThe manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
Melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
ruМеланхолия питает безумие.
deMelancholie nährt den Wahnsinn.
I am confused by your frenzied behaviour.
A frenzied feasting tells of the beginning.
The piranhas engaged in a feeding frenzy.
deDie Piranhas gerieten in einen Freßrausch.
Origin
From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, fromFrom Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Doublet of phrenesis.
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Forms
frenzies, frenzying, frenzied, frenziedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle